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Research looks at why disabled people don’t enter politics
http://metronews.ca/news/canada/1101496/research-looks-at-disabilities-and-politics/
That article is terrible. It notes that only 20 of about 2,000 candidates in 3 elections was disabled, and it calls this 0.01%.
It then goes on to say that 15 to 21% of the population is disabled, depending on definition of disabled. Which I have a hard time believing. Just looking at a random sample (say close family) of about 100 people, I off-hand can't think of anyone who is disabled (well maybe one if you get into neurodevelopmental disorders - though I'm not sure you'd expect that kind of disability to be well represented). If the article is true, there should be 15 to 20 close relatives who are disabled.
Off hand, I can think of disabled politicians. A former Vancouver mayor and Prime Minister Chretien both come to mind.